Gaming and learning system using sloped surfaces
OwnerTheodore-James Izzoinventor
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Abstract
A gaming system for providing a handicapped level of competition between two or more players is provided. The gaming system may include a launch area, a target, and a runway extending between the launch area and the target. The runway may have a runway slope having an angle of between about 3 and 22 degrees from horizontal such that an elevation of the launch area is above or below an elevation of the target. The runway slope may handicap a difficulty level of a competition for two or more players attempting to advance a projectile toward a target by making the difficulty level more difficult for at least one player, easier for at least one player, or both.
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A gaming system for providing a handicapped level of competition between two or more players, the gaming system comprising:
- a launch area;
- a target;
- and
- a runway extending between the launch area and the target, wherein the runway has a runway slope having an angle of between about 3 and 22 degrees from horizontal such that an elevation of the launch area is above or below an elevation of the target, the runway slope handicapping a difficulty level of a competition for two or more players attempting to advance a projectile toward a target by making the difficulty level more difficult for at least one player, easier for at least one player, or both.
A gaming system for providing a handicapped level of competition between two or more players, the gaming system comprising:
- a launch area;
- a target;
- a runway extending between the launch area and the target, wherein the runway has a runway slope having an angle of between about 3 and 22 degrees from horizontal such that an elevation of the launch area is above or below an elevation of the target, the runway slope handicapping a difficulty level of a competition for two or more players attempting to advance a projectile toward a target by making the difficulty level more difficult for at least one player, easier for at least one player, or both;
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- a bumper slope positioned between the runway and the target, the bumper slope comprising an upslope extending above a base of the runway and toward the target, the bumper slope being configured to reduce momentum of a rolling projectile to modify the difficulty level of the competition.
A method of handicapping a competition between two or more players, the method comprising:
- determining a desired difficulty level of a competition for two or more players attempting to advance a projectile toward a target;
- providing a launch area, the target, a runway extending between the launch area and the target, and a bumper slope positioned between the runway and the target;
- selecting a slope of the runway, an upslope of the bumper slope, and a slope of the target based on the desired difficulty level to make the competition more difficult for at least one player, easier for at least one player, or both;
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- selecting a material and a texture of the target based on desired difficulty level.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.